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Kenfig / Cynffig - The Complete History
Explore the history and importance of the Kenfig / Cynffig Borough - a medieval and now buried city on the South Wales coastline,
United Kingdom - a location historically represented within the British governmental establishment and steeped in myth & legend.
Learn about the history & development of the entire Kenfig and surrounding areas and its peoples throughout the ages
together with viewing a unique and envious pictorial history of the
entire area exclusive here on Kenfig - The Complete History website.
Experience local ghost stories and folklore, tales of
smuggling & shipwrecks and learn of the beauty & turbulent
past of Sker House together with its lovelorn maids.
Experience what it was like during WWII throughout the entire area together with personal
oral accounts from local people and from individuals both here in the UK and throughout the world who have special
memories of the area and the former RAF base at Stormy Down located nearby.
[ The War Years ]
Exclusive to our
Members Area
are detailed oral accounts of the area from local people together with personal photographs, documents, and
information donated by local peoples themselves to this website project. View our Famous People and Sporting Halls of
Fame sections along with a unique local family tree section aimed at encouraging the research of these areas
especially by local peoples with the overview of creating an totally unique database of the true history of the
Kenfig and surrounding areas.
Shipwrecks around Kenfig since 1583
Shipwrecks around KenfigShipwrecks known to have occurred along the South Wales coastline between Margam and Nash Point from
1583 onwards are documented in this section. The listings outline tales where looting of their cargoes as
well as some of the worst maritime disasters having occurred in the Bristol channel in living memory
[ Shipwrecks around Kenfig ]
The Samtampa & Edward Prince of Wales LifeboatDate: 23 April 1947
One of the worst maritime disasters in living memory along the South Wales coastline
- 39 crew along with all 8 lifeboatmen perished on Sker Rocks in attrocious weather conditions.
The Samtampa was broken into 3 parts - the Mumbles lifeboat found smashed and upside down on the rocks.
Shipwrecks on Sker Rocks [ The Samtampa - Learn more ]Shipwrecks around Kenfig since 1583 [ Learn more ] |
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Kenfig through the Ages || A Timeline of Kenfig's History from 1147 - 1886
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Background || over 860 years of HistoryThe earliest reliable reference to the town of Kenfig comes in a document dated c.1141-7 in
which a reference to a burgage indicates
that Kenfig was already then a
Chartered
Borough.
The Kenfig History Timeline is categorised into the various centuries it was associated with. The information
has been cross-referenced with integrated associated website links making this section a unique
repository of local historical facts that can be used as a research platform.
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The National Library of Wales - Welsh Wills online
Kenfig - The Complete History (e-Resource) || An important part of Wales' documentary heritage, identified by the National Library of Wales || www.kenfig.org.uk |
Kenfig National Nature Reserve
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Nash Point Lighthouses
Nash Point LighthousesThe Nash Point Lighthouses have helped mariners to keep clear of the Nash Sands since the disaster of the
paddle steamer Frolic in 1831.
The paddle steamer Frolic sank with the loss of all onboard on 16 March 1831 at Nash Sands, Porthcawl.
As a direct result of this tradegy the Nash Lighthouses were constructed to guide vessels safely around the
notorious Nash Sands.
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Sker House
Sker HouseThe Great House at Sker began its origins as a monastic grange over 900 years ago.
After falling into decline over the years, extensive restoration works eventually saved
Sker House for posterity through National Heritage and Lottery funding - Sker House is of Grade
1 listed status and is now privately owned.
Sker House [ Learn more ]
Maids of Sker [ The Maids of Sker ]
Australian Connection [ Maid of Sker Paddle Steamer ]
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The Pyle Inn
The Pyle InnBuilt as an 18th century Coaching Inn by the Margam Estate, this inn was not only used for its inended purpose but
also as a meeting place of various County bodies until it was turned into flats in 1896 and then demolished in 1959.
The inn was visited by many famous people including Admiral Lord Nelson and
throughout the 19th century the likes of Thomas Telford and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Support our National Charity || PSP Europe Association
PSP || Progressive Supranuclear PalsyPSP is a rare, degenerative syndrome related to Parkinson's disease, it is the
condition that claimed the life of the famous actor / comedian, Dudley Moore and is widely
known as Dudley Moore's disease as a direct result.
The Kenfig.org website aims to raise an awareness to this condition as it also claimed the life of
our own dear dad in October 2002. Currently there is no cure for PSP.
PSP Europe AssociationKenfig - The Complete History has been granted kind permission to use the PSP-Europe
Association logo throughout this website as we are helping to raise an awareness to this medical condition.
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Support our Local Charity || Sandville Self Help CentreSandville Self Help CentreEstablished by Sister Gwyneth Poacher SRN MBE in 1985, the Sandville is funded entirely by charitable
donations and run largely by volunteers. It is dedicated to caring for the seriously ill and improving
their quality of life in a loving, relaxed and happy environment.
Kenfig.org Local Community Group supports the Sandville Self Help Centre and aims to raise
both an awareness and funds for this establishment.
Latest NewsCornelly Undiscovered Music show DVDA DVD of the Cornelly Undiscovered music show which was held at Pyle British Legion on Saturday 21st February 2009
will be launched at the beginning of 2010 - profits from the sale of the DVD will be donated to a local charity.
Annual Gambo Race 2009 DVDA DVD of the Gambo Race has been filmed, produced and directed by Kenfig.org Local Community Group
- approximately 70mins in length it portrays this community charity event in all its glory. It also captures
the musical talent of many local individuals especially Ali Delgado and guests at the
New House Inn, North Cornelly and local rock bands Lemon & Colours of One who performed at the Pyle Music Festival held
on the same day.
The DVD will be on sale in the Cornelly and surrounding area during December, profits from the sale
of the disc are being donated to the Sandville Self Help Centre, Ton Kenfig.
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Restricted Access to certain sections of this website have been implemented to help
protect the interests of other investors in this online project and also due to previous abuse of this website.
The members area is FREE - [ you will have to fill out an
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copyright © 2003-2010 www.kenfig.org.uk / www.cynffig.org.uk - All rights reserved
The Kenfig.org website is operated as a not for profit making organisation known as
Kenfig.org Local Community Group.
This website project is funded by the
Welsh Assembly Government and
Bridgend County Borough Council
- it is owned and operated by
Kenfig.org Local Community Group.
The Kenfig.org website has been granted Heritage Status and is being
archived for posterity through both the
National Library of Wales
& the UK Web Archiving Consortium.
